Portrait Bust of William Maple

RDS_treasures_271_Cunningham_William Maple.jpg

Title

Portrait Bust of William Maple

Date

Identifier

RDS_treasures_271_Cunningham_William Maple.jpg

Description

William Maple, 1661/71?–1762, chemist, was one of the founding members of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing a coat, classical robes and a chaperon, his head turned slightly towards the left, signed and dated P Cunningham AD 1763, and the socle inscribed William Maple.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Sculpture

Coverage

1763

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

71 cm

Collection

Citation

Cunningham, Patrick, d.1774, “Portrait Bust of William Maple,” RDS, accessed January 4, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3827.

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